Lithuania. Past and present

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Lithuania is a Baltic country which has suffered for its past and now wants to look at the future with optimism. Lithuania. 05/09/2010

in Our World, on the 5th of September 2010

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Green Bridge, built in 1952 and famous for its sculptures that allude to Soviet soldiers. Vilnius, Lithuania. 5/9/2010

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Old Women waiting for the trolley. Kalvariju Avenue. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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Victims' names of genocide German and Russian. Genocide Museum building. Gedimino Avenue. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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Pilies Street, small market with Soviet objects. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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Houses in a popular neighborhood. Background are the new buildings. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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Old building dedicated to health during the Russian occupation. It is now used by young people as cultural center. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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Cathedral of Vilnius. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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Young people buying candles in Orthodox church. Many young people maintain their religious devotion. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai. This place is the symbol of the invincible faith, hope and suffering of the Lithuanian people.

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Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai. This place is the symbol of the invincible faith, hope and suffering of the Lithuanian people.

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Siren welcoming to the Republic of Užupis. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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Young people still maintain the tradition of putting padlocks on the bridge, as a sign of eternal love. Republic of Užupis. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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The Republic of Užupis is a neighborhood of artists which has its own constitution. It is now fashionable among the more prosperous classes. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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The village Purnuškia is the geographical center of Europe. Lithuania.

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Communication tower. Between 12th and 13th January , 1990, several Russian tanks approached the television tower and opened fire. TV transmissions were cut. Last image was a Soviet soldier running toward the cacamera and off.

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Sculptures on the facade of the National Dramatic Theatre. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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University. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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Train Vilnius- Saint Petesburg. Central Train Station. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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Vilnius was in 2009 the European city of culture. Here is the symbol of that event. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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Music group in a evenining party. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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Family spending a swimming day in the Galve lake. Trakai.

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Wedding photo sesion. Vilnius, Lithuania.5/9/2010

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Lithuania was the first occupied Soviet republic to break free from the Soviet Union and restore its sovereignty via the declaration of independence on 11 March 1990.
Vilnius, the capital, is built on the banks of the rivers Neris and Vilnia, and the architecture within the old part of the city is some of Eastern Europe’s finest. Vilnius university is a renaissance style complex with countless inner courtyards, forming a city within the city.
Lithuania joined the European Community in 2004 but still maintains its own currency, the litas. It is currently defined as a republic.
Striking to see the traces of its recent history, as the German invasion during the Second World War or the Russian occupation, until the late 90s.
Lithuania moves between its traditions and its desire to be a modern and open country. Lithuania. 05/09/2010